Toy pistol



FehiZ, 1924i 1,483,128

E. STARBUCK TOY PISTOL Filed Feb. 20. 1922 INVENTOR. 5.5 farbpzck,

ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 12, 1924.

PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST STARBUCK, OF PEOR-IA, ILLINOIS.

roY PISTOL.

Application filed February 20, 1922. Serial No. 537,840.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST STARBUCK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Toy Pistols and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, which will enable others skilled inthe art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to toy pistols, having to do particularly with apistol for shooting or projectingbeans, peas, and like articles.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a pistol of this typethat will be simple in construction, very effective and that is notlikely to get out of order.

A further object is to provide a pistol of a magazine type soconstructedthat the projectiles can be fed into the barrel one by onefor discharge without becoming jammed and without in any way interferingwith the smooth positive operation at all times.

Another object is that of providing a new trigger release mechanism ofsimple eflective construction.

In the appended drawing forming part hereof Figure 1 is a side elevationof the interior of the pistol of my invention, one half of the bodyhaving been removed for such showing.

Figure 2 is a transverse section of Figure 1 on line 22.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1' showing certain of the parts ofthe interior mechanism in another position.

Figure 1 is a transverse section of a certain trigger arrangement.

Figure 5 is a transverse section of an ammunition' magazine.

Figure 6 is an elevation of one half of the body of a toy pistol of adifierent form from that shown in the first three figures.

Figure 7 is a plan of a trigger and spring arrangement shown in Figure6.

In the first Figures 1, 2 and 3the numerals 1 and 2 designate the bodyportions of a pistol shaped after the well-known automatic type ofrevolver. It is made in two halves as shown in Figure 2, one of the saidhalves 1 holding the entire operating mechanism, the other half 2serving as a cover.

The upper portion of the body is preferably cylindrically curved forminga closed cavity in which a magazine tube 3 is slidable in a longitudinaldirection.

Just beneath the tube 3 is a barrel 4 from which projectiles aredischarged, such barrel being either part of the body 1, 2 or aninserted tube which is preferable because providing a smooth bore. As aseparate part the tube may be secured in place in any desired manner.Near its inner or rear end the barrel or tube 4 is furnished with a hole5 in that part of its wall adjacent the magazine-tube 3, the latter alsohaving a hole 6 to be brought in register with said hole 5.

Slidable in the barrel 4 is-a piston-like member 7 provided with atransversely extending aperture 8 to receive the end of one leg of aspring 9 coiled at 10 upon a post 11 in the handle of the device, theother leg of the spring bearing against one of the handle-wallssubstantially as shown, the said leg of said spring engaging the member7 normally lying against a stop 12, there being a slot 4 in the tube 4permitting movement of the spring to operate said member 7.

13 is a trigger slidable in a slot 14, Figure 2, between the twohalves 1. 2, there being I an extended head portion 15 lying within thebody serving as a guide for said trigger. 16 is a finger grip portionfor the trigger,

and a spring 17 is attached to the latter and to a rivet 18 which holdsthe trigger in its normal position. The rear portion of the trigger isflat and has a slot 13' set diagonally of its line of movement which isparallel to the longitudinal line of the barrel 4 or substantially so.Said rear portion is furnished with a. shoulder 19 adapted to engage anoutwardly bent portion 9' of the spring 9, Figure 4 as the normalposition thereof.

Pivoted between its ends upon a post 20 is a lever 21, one arm thereofcarryin a stud 22 engaging in the slot 13. The ot er arm of the leverlies in an opening 23 in an extension 24. of the magazine-tube 3 asshown and is designed to impart movement to the latter as will appear.

In addition to the opening 6 of the tube 3, said tube has an opening 6'in its side wall adapted to be carried into register with an opening 1'in the body 1 through which the projectiles whether beans, peas, shot orthe like may be inserted into said tube or magazine 3.

Within the latter just forward of the opening (Sthereof is an abutment3' having a rear surface substantially perpendicular to the axis of thesaid tube. The forward surface of the abutment is preferably angledforwardly and downwardly to the bottom of the tube as clearly shown,Figure 5 showing the abutment as it would be seen from the rear of thepistol, that figure being a cross section of the tube just rearward ofsaid abutment.

Figures 6 and 7 show a simplified form of the pistol or wherein themagazine feature is not present.

As before, the body is designated by 1 the barrel from which theprojectiles are discharged being shown at 24:. The lower wall of thebarrel is open in the form of a slot at 25 and receives on leg 26 of aspring 27 coiled upon a post 28 the other leg of said spring againengaging one of the walls of the body.

Said leg 26 extends into the barrel, lying across thespace therein anddesigned to eject the projectile, a rivet 29 serving as a stop for saidleg, the latter having a bend 30 corresponding to 9 of the other orearlier figures.

The trigger is denoted by 31. It has a shoulder 32 to engage the bend 30and has a notch 33 within which lies an upturned extremity 34 of aspring 35 coiled upon a post 36, the other end of the spring engaging astop at 37 for example.

Said trigger is guided withina slot 38 left between the body portionsand a cross head 39, for instance, lies within a hollow portion 40 ofthe body much the same as described, and illustrated in Figure 2. Thesaid upturned extremity 34 is preferably bent or curved as shownin'Figure 7 in order to create a recess for receiving the trigger. Whenthus formed the spring has no tendency to slip from the trigger andthereby permanent engagement of the two is assured.

The continuous lines in Figures 1 and 5 show the normal position of theparts or those positions occupied thereby when the springs are notflexed by drawing the trigger, while Figure 3 shows the position of thepart .just in the act of firing, which is likewise true of the brokenline position in Figure 5.

In Figure 1, it will be noted, the openings 5 and 6 of the tubes 4 and 3respectively are not in register and therefore the projectiles in themagazine tube 3 are retained therein. Now, in drawing upon the triggerthe leg of the spring 9 is carried amass back to firing position, thepiston like member 7 exposing the opening 5, Figure 3, the lever 21 atthe same time advancmg the tube 3 to carry the opening 6 thereof intoregister with the said opening 5 permitting a projectile to drop intothe tube 4 in the path of the member 7 whereupon the reease of thespring takes place.

A the trigger is pulled the pin 22 of the lever moves along the slot 13gradually depressing that end of said trigger until said pin havingreached the bottom of the slot forces the trigger downward withdraw--ing the shoulder 19 from the bend 9' of the spring, releasing thelatter, the projectile being thus discharged, said spring coming to restagainst the stop 12.

\Vhen this occurs the member has re-' turned to a position beneath theopening 5 of the-tube 4 preventing a second projectile leaving. themagazine. Now, as the trigger is released, and returned to its normalposition by the spring 17, the lever 21 is moved back to normal positionat the same time returning the magazine tube, the opening 6 being thuscarried out of registry with opening 5 The member 7 acts to prevent asecond projectile from entering the tube or barrel 4 as explained, whichis quite important from the fact that projectiles cannot be dropped outof the pistol nor can one of them get behind the spring 9 to be in theway norcan they enter the body 1. Since, also the openings 6 and 1' inthe magazine tube 3 and body 1 respectively are normally out of registerthe projectiles are thus also retained.

The abutment 3 in the tube 3 forms a lodgment for the projectile, beingspaced from the rear wall of the said tube but slightly more than thediameter of the projectile. This provides for retaining two of theprojectiles one on top of the other so that when the lower one isdislodged the one above it drops into firing position. In use the muzzleof the pistol is raised after each discharge causing the projectile tomove rearwardly to each time supply the uppermost one behind theabutment to the end that firing will be 100 per cent perfect. A furtheradvantage in the use oi the abutment is that every one of theprojectiles,-

even to the last, will find lodgment behind said abutment 'and thereremain while firing the one beneath it, there being no misses if thepistol is raised after each discharge.

It is found that said abutment yields good results even whenused in thecavity occupied by the tube 3, eliminating the latter, the said abutmentlying forward of the opening 5 of the barrel 4:.

In the simpler form, Figure 6, the same objects are attained with regardto the lateral movement of the trigger 31 by means of the spring 35 asit swings in its are as shown by broken lines, and in this simpler formthe extension 34 that engages the trigger, since bent as described andshown,

makes for positive and permanent engagement with the latter where theslot 13 of Figures 1 and 3 is not used.

I claim:

1. A toy pistol including with its barrel a springextending at one endthereinto adapted to eject a projectile, a trigger to em gage the springto place it under stress, a movable magazine for holding the projectilesadapted to feed one projectile into the barrel in each movement thereof,and a member engaging both the magazine and the trigger adapted tosimultaneously move the trigger to release it from the spring and toimpart movement to said magazine during the movement of said trigger toinitiate the feeding of projectiles into said barrel.

2. A toy pistol including in its construction a spring for expelling aprojectile therefrom, a trigger slidably mounted in the body of thepistol adapted to engage the said spring to place tension upon andrelease the same, said trigger adapted to tilt in the plane of the'saidbody, and a member mounted on the body adapted to have arcuate movementand to engage a part of the trigger in said arcuate movement for tiltingthe same to remove it from engagement with the spring.

3. A toy pistol including in its construction a magazine for storage ofprojectiles closed at its rear end, and having an outlet at its bottomnear its rear end for discharge of projectiles and also having anabutment erected upon the inner lower surface of such magazine adjacentto and forward of such outlet.

4. A toy pistol including in its construction a magazine for stora e ofprojectiles closed at its rear end and aving an outlet at its bottom forthe projectiles one by one, and also having an abutment erected Withinthe magazine adjacent to and forward of such outlet, spaced from saidclosed end a distance substantially of the diameter of a projectile.

5. A toy pistol including in its construction a magazine for storage ofprojectiles closed at one end and having an abutment theriin spaced fromthe closed end a distance equal to the diameter of a projectile forminga passageway for such projectiles, and an outlet in the magazine wall,between the abutment and said closed end, the forward side of theabutment being inclined downwardly to the surface on which the abutmentis erected.

(5. A toy pistol including in its construction a body with a barrel forthe discharge of a projectile therethrough, a movable magazine adjacentthe barrel, said ,barrel and magazine each having an opening in its wallfor the passage of a projectile from the latter to the former, saidopenings being normally out of register, a spring projecting into thebarrel adapted to be placed un der tension adapted to eject aprojectile, a trigger engaging the spring adapted when operated to placesaid spring under tension, a member pivoted in the body engaging at oneend the said trigge and at its other end engaging the magazine andadapted in its movement due to the operation of the trigger to move thelatter vertically to disengage it from the spring and to simultaneouslyimpartlongitudinal movement to the magazine to bring the openings of thesaid magazine and barrel into register.

In testimony whereof I flix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I ERNEST STARBUCK.

Witnesses:

JUnsoN STARR, L. M. THURLOW.

